The Latest Breaking News from Spain

Spain XI vs Saudi Arabia: Lamine Yamal IN - starting lineup, confirmed team news for World Cup today

New Liverpool star dealt injury blow ahead of matchday two as Spain sweat over star man

Evening Standard · Jun 19

Sánchez backs international dialogue against other leaders: 'A Europe open to the world'

Spain’s prime minister used the European Council summit to urge a more ambitious multiannual budget, and voiced solidarity with Meloni after Trump said she begged him for a photo.

Euronews · Jun 19

From Balogun to Bouaddi: World Cup players face tough choice of national allegiance

Dozens, if not hundreds, of players at this World Cup are playing for a country other than the one in which they were born

The Independent UK · Jun 19

Extreme heat in Europe: Which countries face the biggest costs?

France, Spain and Italy are among the European economies most exposed to the growing economic costs of extreme heat, which could reduce output by as much as 7% in some countries by 2030, Allianz Trade estimates.

Euronews · Jun 19

The greatest World Cup diving headers of all time

The diving header is a rare art, but they can be a thing of real beauty when they come off

FourFourTwo · Jun 19

The weak link theory that will decide who wins the World Cup

While Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and co draw inevitable focus, there is an argument that this tournament will be won by the 11th name on the teamsheet

The Independent UK · Jun 19

Europe looks at banning social media for teens, and girls are most impacted

As the UK joins a growing list of countries looking at banning or severely curbing children's access to social media, data shows girls have higher levels of problematic social media use than boys across Europe.

Euronews · Jun 19

Spain faces first major heatwave of the year, highs up to 45°C from Monday

A mass of warm air from Africa will hit Spain and France from this Saturday until Tuesday 23 June, with temperatures in some areas possibly exceeding 40°C.

Euronews · Jun 19

6,042km in under two weeks: Sarah Ruggins sets record time for riding across Europe

John o’Groats to Land’s End and back record holder battled extreme temperatures on three hours sleep a day

Cycling Weekly · Jun 19

The irony of a World Cup in Trump’s America? The most multinational tournament of all-time

WORLD CUP 2026: After the first round of group games provide moments of high euphoria for minnow countries, Miguel Delaney takes a look at why, this time, smaller countries are benefiting from western European wealth

The Independent UK · Jun 19